MINUTES OF JANUARY 11, 2023
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
CORTE MADERA TOWN COUNCIL
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1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Mayor Lee called the Special Meeting of the Town Council to order at Town Hall Council Chambers, 240 Tamal Vista Blvd., Ste. 108, Corte Madera, CA on January 11, 2023 at 6:30PM.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Lee, Vice Mayor Beckman Councilmembers Casissa, Ravasio, and Thomas
Councilmembers Absent: None
Staff Present: Town Manager Adam Wolff
Town Clerk/Assistant Town Manager Rebecca Vaughn
Town Attorney Amy Ackerman
Senior Planner Martha Battaglia
Administrative Analyst Lorena Barrera
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
No public comments were received from attendees or via email on this item.
Mayor Lee closed public comment.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
3.A. Adopt Resolution No. 01/2023 Authorizing Teleconference Meetings of the Legislative Bodies of the Town of Corte Madera Pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e) of the Brown Act, in the Event it is Necessary
Mayor Lee asked if there were public comments or requests from the public for removal of items from the Consent Calendar.
There were no requests from members of public to pull items from the Consent Calendar, and no public comment was received from attendees or via email.
Mayor Lee called for a vote on item 3.A.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Beckman) to approve Consent Calendar item 3A.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
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4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
4.A. Public Hearing for the Consideration and Possible Action to 1) Adopt Resolution No. 02/2023 Certifying the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR) Prepared for the Town of Corte Madera 6th Cycle (2023 – 2031) Housing Element Update Project and Making Findings, Including Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15090 & 15091; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 03/2023 Adopting a General Plan Land Use Element Amendment to Create a New Mixed-Use Housing Element Land Use Designation; and 3) Introduce an Ordinance to Rezone Eighteen (18) Parcels Associated with the Update to the Town of Corte Madera Housing Element (6th Cycle, 2023 – 2031) and to Adopt Amendments to Title 18 of the Corte Madera Municipal Code (CMMC) to Amend Chapter 18.04 (Definitions) and to Add a New Housing Element Overlay District to Chapter 18.18 (Special Purpose Overlay Districts) of the CMMC
Town Manager Adam Wolff introduced the item and presented the staff report. Senior Planner Martha Battaglia and CEQA Consultant Stuart Poulter of EMC Planning assisted Town Manager Wolff with a detailed presentation to Council and together answered questions from Council.
Council thanked staff for the information provided.
Mayor Lee opened up the item for public comment.
Council received public comment from 22 individuals:
• Steve
• Peter Turner
• Kay Carr
• James
• Peter Chase
• Kim Baez
• Barbara Solomon
• Suzi Beatie
• Riley Hurd
• Stacey Weeks
• Valeria Sasser
• Sebastyen Jackovics
• Nicole and Virgil Caselli
• Lisa and David Klein
• Brian Stone
• Stephanie Chen
• Dita Papraniku
• Bruce and Robyn Cohen
• Frank Carlow
• Steve and Mattie Morgan
Town Manager Adam Wolff explained that a letter submitted by the Nugget Market was part of the public comment and was included with the staff report published in the agenda packet.
Mayor Lee closed public comment.
Council proceeded with discussion on the item.
Due to the meeting hour being 9:32PM, Mayor Lee called for a motion to extend the meeting to 10PM, per Council policy.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Casissa/Beckman) to extend the meeting to 10PM.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
Council continued with discussion on the item and after further deliberation, three motions were made.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Thomas) to Adopt Resolution No. 02/2023 certifying the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR) prepared for the Town of Corte Madera 6th Cycle (2023 – 2031) Housing Element Update Project and making findings, including adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15090 & 15091
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
January 11, 2023 Corte Madera Town Council Special Meeting Minutes 3 MOTION: It was M/S/C (Ravasio/Thomas) to Adopt Resolution No. 03/2023 adopting a General Plan land use element amendment to create a new mixed-use Housing Element land use designation.
Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
MOTION: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Casissa) to introduce an Ordinance to rezone eighteen (18) parcels associated with the update to the Town of Corte Madera Housing Element (6th Cycle, 2023 – 2031) and to adopt amendments to Title 18 of the Corte Madera Municipal Code (CMMC) to amend Chapter 18.04 (Definitions) and to add a new housing element overlay district to Chapter 18.18 (special purpose overlay districts) of the CMMC Roll call vote: 5-0 in favor of the motion.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Lee adjourned the meeting at 9:48PM to the next Regular Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.